Paul Robeson

Paul Leroy Robeson (/ˈroʊbsən/; April 9, 1898– January 23, 1976) was an American singer and actor who became involved with the Civil Rights Movement. At Rutgers College, he was an outstanding football player, then had an international career in singing, with a distinctive, powerful, deep bass voice, as well as acting in theater and movies. He became politically involved in response to the Spanish Civil War, fascism, and social injustices. His advocacy of anti-imperialism, affiliation with communism, and criticism of the United States government caused him to be blacklisted during the McCarthy era. Ill health forced him into retirement from his career.

Paul Robeson

joy beats oppresion,but oppression will make you pay,cause our joy is fleeting while oppression never goes away.. you look them right in the eye,yea you shout and sing them down,but joy, our joy, don't really care for fightingwhile oppression will just wait around for you to blink.joy beats oppresion,but oppression will make you pay.speak up , black out, black listed, full blooded, red-he gave us all he couldbut when he got tiredand we all get tiredwhen we ain't thinking so goodwhen he got tired this countryit took everything damn backhad freed that it god damn could.bullies will always take back everything they can,from the joyous, from the freelucky drunks who don't give a damnthis country will always take back everything it can.speak up, black out, black listed, full blooded, redspeak up, black out, black listed, full blooded, redhe wasn't in it for hisselfhe was in it for you and for mebut he fought it aloneand that just makes you bitter and meanFor a while this could be so goodFor tonight we make the rules here inside this clubMe and the girls are here to tell youthey're fucking with you 'cause they want what you haveand that things are really pretty damn funnyand that things aren't really quite so badtake this one thing with you to work and to schooland to home to mom and to dadthere are moments when you can stop the worldremember that friends don' t be sadtake this one thing with you to work and to schooland to home to mom and to daddon't hang a man out to dry again,don't make a man fight it alone again.speak up, black out, black listed, full blooded, redspeak up, black out, black listed, full blooded, red